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Fanconi-Bickel syndrome: GLUT2 mutations associated with a mild phenotype.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Mar 2012
Grünert Sarah Catharina, Schwab Karl Otfried, Pohl Martin, Sass Jörn Oliver, Santer René
Abstract excerpt
Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS, OMIM #227810), a congenital disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, is caused by mutations in GLUT2 (SLC2A2), the gene encoding the glucose transporter protein-2. The typical clinical picture is characterized by hepatorenal glycogen accumulation resulting in hepato- and nephromegaly, impaired utilization of glucose and galactose, proximal tubular nephropathy, rickets, and severe short...
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